Not long after Violets silent reflux settled a bit and she could spend hours at a time without writhing and arching her back in pain. The differences in Violet and Henrys development became obvious and smacked us full on in the face. We guessed it was due to her incredibly hard start but there was … Continue reading My heart broke a little bit, for the first but not last time
Both Violet and Henry struggled to gain weight for weeks after birth. Henry started to race ahead from 4-6 weeks of age. Whereas Violet was still struggling to suckle. This changed dramatically between 6 - 8 weeks when Violet started to sort of suckle and took bigger feeds. She was catching Henry up weight wise. … Continue reading Lightweights
My family - my parents, brother and sister and law. They are beyond amazing. During our hospital stay they came as much as they could, brought us food, drinks, held Violet and Henry. Tried to feed Violet, brought us tiny baby clothes and micro nappies. Everything I had packed in my hospital bag was too … Continue reading Family is everything
Our beautiful Violet has not had it easy and as a result neither have we as a family. I had a previous blog but it became so negative and such sad reading that I deleted the whole thing. I'm glad I did. Now my aim is to look back at those hard times and reflect … Continue reading The struggle is real
After a stint in recovery under a heated inflatable blanket, we were whisked up to our window bed on the maternity ward. By then most of the other beds were occupied by new Mamas and their babies. All I remember of the first few hours is feeling incredibly sick, throwing up numerous times and desperately … Continue reading Down to earth with a bump
We had a planned csection due to Violet being breech and Henry being transverse (lying across my belly). We got our date for it 6 days before at my "36 week" scan and consultant appointment. I can remember thinking "oh my goodness that's next week!" The morning of the big day we both woke early … Continue reading Our adventure begins
1 in 8 women will suffer from Infertility. It is still a taboo subject but it shouldn't be. You will have heard of IVF and how there are massive cuts in the NHS which is destroying the hopes and dreams of heartbroken couples whose only choice is IVF to start a family. I have heard … Continue reading Making babies
